I converted my natural gas dryer to propane and now it is not drying as well. Would anyone know why?

Question

I have an automatic dry setting which I always use, and now my clothes are coming out damp. I now have to run it through another cycle, and with the price of gas...ouch! Does propane just not work as well? thanks

Answer 1

You don't mention the make and model of the dryer you have, but I can tell you for sure that only certain models are convertible from natural to LP. If someone tried to convert it without knowing for sure what he was doing, or not knowing for sure what conversion kit to use, it can cause problems. I suspect on o*****e size that is not correct, probably caused by using the incorrect conversion kit, or that the exact model you have is simply not able to be converted.

Answer 2

Propane might not be as good of a drying substance as natural gas. I'm not exactly up-to-date on this stuff.

I would just suggest replacing your dryer with an electric.

Answer 3

is the vent clean ?  or bent

Answer 4

Sounds like you might have improperly converted it. Propane works just as well as gas, if not better.

Answer 5

Could the wrong conversion kit have been used to convert to propane?  Propane has a higher BTU content then natural gas so something must have happened during conversion.